Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 59.49 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in European Union (27), 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 59.49 % for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in European Union (27) peaked at 60.3 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 56.57 %, in 2007.
European Union (27) ranks 13th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.52 % | — |
| 2001 | 58.29 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 58.26 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 58.24 % | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 58.51 % | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 57.74 % | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 57.32 % | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 56.57 % | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 57.45 % | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 57.92 % | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 58.32 % | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 58.41 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 58.66 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 59.05 % | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 59.12 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 59.31 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 59.54 % | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 59.39 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 59.5 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 59.32 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 60.3 % | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 60.18 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 59.54 % | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 59.49 % | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.88 % | 56.57 % | 58.52 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.06 % | 58.32 % | 59.54 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.88 % | 59.49 % | 60.3 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 10 Kuwait 85.95 % compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 51.13 % compare
- 10 Qatar 85.95 % compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 50.2 % compare
- 12 Egypt 85.75 % compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania 49.35 % compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 48.68 % compare
- 13 Saint Lucia 85.74 % compare
- 14 Saudi Arabia 84.92 % compare
- 14 Viet Nam 47.13 % compare
- 15 Puerto Rico 84.76 % compare
- 16 Belize 84.75 % compare
- 16 Melanesia 46.58 % compare
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- Cereals, primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing -9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Production, annual growth rate -0.3982 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in European Union (27)?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in European Union (27) was 59.49 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.57 % in 2007.
- How does European Union (27) rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- European Union (27) ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.